Combined window-cornice and curtain-pole



(N'o Model.)

l J. 1v1. HOUGH. COMBINED WINDOW CORNICE AND CURTAIN POLE.

No. 282,323'. Patented July .31. 188s.

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JAMES M. HOUGH, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

COMBINED WINDOW-CORN|C E AND CURTAIN-POLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 282,323, dated July 31, 188?.

Application filed June 23, 1883. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom. it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES M. I-IOUGH, a citi- Vzen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and Stateof Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coinbined Window-Cornice and Curtain-Pole, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to two classes of decorative wood-work for windows and doorse-rst, those which are provided with a pole or bar for the reception of rings, to which a curtain or lambrequin is attached; second,

those consisting of an ornamental front of wood of one or more parts, to which a curtain or lambrequin is attached by hooks or equivalent devices.

Poles or bars have heretofore been made of a cylindrical or round shape, which rendered the ornamentation thereof a difficult matter, and such round poles do not Apresent a sufficiently attractive appearance when fitted in a position over a window or door. Moreover, round poles requirespecial fastening devices to retain the same in their end brackets or supports, and the curtain-rings are liable to bind 011 round poles.

My invention has for its object to provide a curtain pole or bar which can be easily and quickly decorated, and when in position on its supports presents angular or inclined surfaces for advantageously showing the designs or ornaments on. the surfaces exposed to view, the shape of the curtain-pole also permitting it to be held in its brackets or supports without the aid of. special fastening devices.

Another object of this invention is to provide a means for a variety of. decoration and finish on the same pole or bar. Inasmuch as by presenting the angular or inclined surfaces to view the rear portion' of the pole or baris invisible, it is possible to decorate and finish that rear portion in an entirely different manner from the portion exposed to view, and therefore by simply reversing the pole or bar in its supports that rear portion so decorated is exposed to view, presenting a pole of an entirely different character in appearance.

Another obj ect of this invention is to permit curtain poles or bars to be manufactured in long lengths, which are decorated in the desired manner, and cut off in sections to suit the width between the brackets or supports that or analogous devices.

. I thus present in my invention, iirst, a pole having angular or inclined surfaces, and capable of presenting two entirely different and distinct faces in decoration and color, and also of lengths varying as necessity may require, second, a cornice boardor front capable of bcing rmly held without the use of screws or analogous devices, also of presenting two entirely different faces in color and decoration, and also of lengths varying as necessity may require; third, a combined pole-cornice and cornice-front consisting of a pole having angular or inclined faces, a cornice-front held without screws, both capable of presenting two entirely different faces incolor and decoration, and thus agreeing with or contrasting with each other,and also capable of being varied in length.

` To these ends the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and then set forth inthe claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a window-cornice constructed :accord` ing to my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section, showing the angularforni of the curtain-pole. Fig. 3 is an end view of one ofthe brackets, showing the angular pole-opening and groove for the cornice-board.

The letterA designates a base-board, whichl carries the brackets B, to which the corniceboard C is secured by seating said board in grooves b, made in the inner sides of the brackets. mounted on a base-board, may be provided with suitable means-such as screws, eyes, or hooksmfor attaching a cornice to a window or door casing. The brackets and cornice-board are appropriately decorated or provided with designs or gures for rendering the same ornamental or attractive. The grooves in the bracket serve to hold the cornice-board without the aid of fastening devices.

` The curtain pole or bar D, instead of being made round or cylindrical, as heretofore pracrllhelatter, however, instead of being paint, or

ticed, is made of a square or angular form, and is iitted in openings of a corresponding shape and size made in the brackets.

The curtain-pole is usually made of a square piece of wood placed in its seats in the brackets in such amanner that the sides of the pole will present angular or inclined surfaces, as is clearly shown in the drawings. In manufacturing these square or angular curtain poles or bars, I take a long piece of wood and carve, decorate the same in the desired manner. This bar is then cut into sections to suit the size of the cornice or width between the brackets or supports for the curtain-pole. The square or angular openings in the brack ets will prevent the turning of the curtainpole, and ornamental knobs or tips E, applied to the ends of the pole, serve to hold the' pole in place or prevent the same from being withdrawn from its supports. These' end knobs may be attached to theV pole by means of woodscrews or other appropriate fastening devices.

F represents the loose rings which carry the curtain or lambrequin, and are iitted on the pole so as to move back and forth thereon. These rings are generally made of wood, and hence are liable to shrinkage, which frequently causes them to bind on a round pole. In my invention, however, the rings only touch the ridge or upper ridge of the pole, and hence they can be easily moved at all times, the

shrinkage or contraction of the rings not afl fecting free movement thereof.

It will be manifest that a square or angulaicurtain-pole possesses decided advantages over a round or cylindrical one, and more particu larly will it be perceived that the ornaments or designs on the pole are conspicuously displayed by the inclined or angular surfaces presented to view. Moreover, the decorative coating of 4o the pole is not liable to be worn or rubbed off by the rings, as the latteronly touch the ridge or top edge of the pole.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A curtain-pole made of a square or angular shape and set in its supports or end brackets, so as to present to view inclined decorated or ornamental surfaces or planes, in combination with circular rings fitted on said angular curtain-pole, substantially as described.

2. A cornice consisting of end brackets having angular openings and vertical grooves on their inner sidcs,the angular curtain-pole fitted in the openings of the brackets, and the cornice-board having its ends seated in the grooves ofthe brackets, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the curtain-pole having inclined surfaces or planes, the end brackets, and cornice-board with the rings tted on the pole, substantially as described.

4: A reversible langular cornice pole or bar having its opposite'sides decorated in different styles, so as to present a different appearance when 'reversed in its supports, in combination with circular rings fitted on said angular pole, substantially as described.

`5. The combination of the reversible angular curtain-pole, the reversible cornice board or front, and the end brackets with the rings fitted on the pole, substantially as described.'

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. Y

llfitnesses:

RUrUs I-I. BAKER, Lnvr S. GRIM.

JAMns M. Houen. 

